Combination-holder



H. L. CUSICK.

COMBINATION HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1920.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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MINES-S .A TTQRNEK HYLAND L. CUSICK, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINATION-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

Application filed May 3, 1920. Serial No. 378,713.

T 0 all whom it-mag concern:

Be it known that I, HYLAND L. CUsroK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvanla, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to artlcle holders, and particularly to the type of holders which are adapted to carry a bunch of keys on one side of the device, and on the other side to secure a pocket-book without danger of accidental loss, or from being picked or stolen from the owner.

The device is provided with means for attachment to the wall of a garment-pocket, or by a slight modification can be adapted to be applied to a belt fastened about the body in the usual fashion. The keys are preferably on a key ring and as they aresuspended without the pocket, they are readily accessible and readily detached from the 1nvent1on in hand, and accordingly do not wear out the pocket like holders which repose the keys within said garment-pocket.

The particular features of my device wlll be explainedmore fully as the description proceeds herein. v

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein,

Figure l is a front view ofmy comblnation article holder showing a key-ring and key in positions as found in practice.

ig. 2 is a vertical sectlon taken through a garment pocket and showing a side view of my invention in proper operative posi-' tion in said pocket.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the inner clasp plate and pocket-book clasp forming part of my invention, with a portion of a pocket book shown therewith, and is a view of Fig. 2 takenfrom the left thereof, with the front clasp plate, and associated parts removed.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the modlfied form of clasp suitable for attachment to a belt.

From Fig. 2 it is seen that the head of the stud 5 can be inserted in the slot 4, and then can be made stillmore complicated in its" route, and correspondingly more ditficult to remove the clasp 6' from the'inner plate 2, but the slot as shown has proven sufficiently intricate in practice, and yet not too diflicult for the user when he wishes to disengage the pocket-book 9 altogether from the slot 3 quickly when he desires to gain access to the contents of said pocket-book. A further point in this connection is the following. It is seen that when the pocket book 9 is raised vertically in the slot 3 that stud 5 will ascend into the recessed portion 10, and unless the person is familiar with the course and shape of slot 3, the pocket book cannot be readily removed from the device, a feature which is particularly desirable in preventing loss by pickpockets and the like. The inner clasp plate 2 has a hook-shaped upper endor head 11 shown in Fig. 2 to advantage, and which curved end 11 is adapted to engage over the rim of the pocket 12. The purpose of the hookedend 11 will be explained below. Also it is noted that the lower end 13 of the inner plate 2, is returned and is adapted'to lie closely along the vertical wall 14 of the pocket 12. aperture 15 through same as shown in Fig. 3, the purpose of which will also be explained herein. 16 indicates an outer bent clasp plate having a prong 17 on its bottomadaptedto pierce the material of the wall 14 of the pocket, and engage in the aperture 15 as shown. Theupp'er end of the plate 16 indicated by 18 is formed with a substantially square shoulder 19, and a curved; terminal 20, adapted to receive the hooked end 11 of the inner clasp plate 2, and as is seen from the Fig. 2 the end edge 21 of the part 11 is sprung into position andthe said end 11 is held'between the curvedportion 20 and the inner face of the shoulder 19. ends of the clasp plates 2 and-16 are held together by the prong 17 and the aperture 15 that the pair of clasp plates forming; the clasp 1 are securely looked into positionon the pocket wall 14:. Inwardly bent prongs 22, 22 are also used to pierce the The returned end 13 has an It is also evident that as the lower 05 l V material of the pocket wall 14 to keep the device from overturning in the pocket as is readily understood, and also a finger lip 23 on the plate 16 enables the two plates 2 and 16 to be readily disengaged from each other and the pocket wall 14.

A stud 24 having the usual head 25, and shank 26 is formed preferably integral with the plate 16 for a purpose soon to be described.- 27 indicates a front plate having a labyrinth slot 28, somewhat like the first described slot 3, only in a normally inverted position as shown in Fig. 1. The lower portion 29 of the slot 28 is enlarged and circular in shape preferably to enable the head 25 of the stud 24 to be inserted therein, and it is noted also that a small portion 30 of the slot 29 enables the head 25 of said stud 24 to be inserted in slot 29 while the key-ring 31 remains in the portion 30 of the said slot. A key 32 is illustrated as being held by the key-ring 31, and the latter has the usual opening 33, to permit the removal of the key-ring from the front slotted plate 27. The labyrinth slot 28 can be varied as before explained as to the route of the slot 3, but the shape shown is found useful in practice, and the stud 24 after being inserted through the slot 29 is slid along the slot 28 to position at 34 where the plate 27 remains under normal engaged conditions, and while in this position it is seen that the keys such as 32 hang freely suspended outside of the pocket 12, and at the same time they can be readily disengaged from the stud 24 for use by anyone at all familiar with the particular shape of the slot 28. The nature and shape of the ocket-book clasp 6 is readily seen from the rawings. The said clasp 6 of course may be varied, but for the purpose of the present illustration I have shown a bent metal plate, having a sharpened end 35 preferably of springing material, and a complementary end 36 behind which the end 35 is engaged after being forced through the material of the pocketbook 9 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The ends may be even more securely fastened together at37 by soldering if desired.

In the Fig. 4 is shown a modification of the device for use on a belt 38, in which case the pocket book is omitted, and only a keyring support considered. The modification is similar to the device first described in that the plate 39 is like plate 16 in substantially every way, while the inner plate 40 is made more fiat at 41, the inwardly bent portion 42 of plate 2 being omitted or changed as shown in the Fig. 4 to conform with the inner face of the belt 38. The stud 43 is retained, and the prong 44, and upturned end 45 are the same as before described with reference to Fig. 2. This modified form is very useful in warm weather when a belt is Worn, and the keys may be kept without the pockets of the user altogether, which is at once seen to be very desirable.

I claim:

1. A combination article holder comprisbent plate having a stud thereon, said plates u being adapted to co-act with each other in fastening themselves into the outer wall of a pocket, a labyrinth slotted front plate adapted toengage over and become secured on the aforesaid stud of the outer clasp plate, for holding a bunch of keys in suspended position on the pocket wall.

3. An article holder consisting of an inner clasp plate, an outer clasp plate having a stud formed thereon, .means for securing said plates in parallel relation to each other on the wall of a pocket, and a front labyrinth plate adapted to hold a key-ring, and slidingly engage under the head of the aforesaid stud into a locked position thereon.

4. An article holder comprising an inner plate provided with a hook-shaped upper end, and an upturned lower end, an aperture in the latter, an outer bent plate hav ing a prong engaging said aperture, an upper end on the outer clasp plate having a shoulder substantially at rlght angles to the face of the clasp plate, and a curved terminal adapted to receive and coact with the hook-shaped upper end of the inner clasp plate to form in conjunction with the aforesaid prong and aperture, a locking means for securing the clasp plates to each other and to the Wall of a garment pocket.

5. An article holder comprising an inner clasp plate provided with a hook-shaped upper end engaging over the upper edge of a pocket wall, an upturned lower end on said late having an aperture therethrough, a abyrinth slot adapted to slidingly receive the shank of a stud, formed in the vertical wall of the inner clasp plate, an outer clasp plate having a stud on its outer face, a prong on the outer plate adapted to pass through the pocket material and engage into the above mentioned aperture, a shoulder formed on the upper end of the outer plate, and a curved terminal thereon adaptedto receive and co-act with the hooked upper end of the inner plate to form in conjunction with the aforesaid prong and aperture, a means for securing the clasp plates to the pocket wall, and to each other.

6. In an article holding device an inner plate provided with a hook-shaped upper end, a plurality of projecting prongs on said plate adjacent to said end, a labyrinth slot in the wall of the inner plate, an upturned lower end having an aperture therethrough on the inner plate, an outer bent plate having a complementary prong engaging the slot in the said upturned end, a shoulder on the upper end of the outer clasp plate, and a curved terminal thereon adapted to receive the upper end of the inner plate and form a locking means, and a pocket book clasp adapted to be secured in the wall of a pocket book, and having a stud on said latter clasp adapted to engage and be secured in the labyrinth slot of the inner clasp plate first mentioned herein.

7 In an article holding device, an inner clasp plate having a hook-shaped upper end, and a slot in the wall thereof, an up turned end on said inner plate, having an aperture therethrough, an outer bent plate having an outstanding stud thereon, and a complementary prong engaging the before described aperture in the upturned end of the inner plate, a curved terminal on the outer bent plate forming a locking means with the upper end of said inner plate, a slotted front plate adapted to engage on the stud of the outer bent plate, a pocket book clasp provided with a stud engaging in the slot formed in the wall of the inner clasp plate.

8. In an article holding device, an inner clasp plate provided with a hook-shaped upper end, a plurality of projecting prongs on said plate adjacent to said end, a laby rinth slot in the wall of the inner plate, an upturned lower end having an aperture therethrough on the inner plate, an outer bent plate having a complementary prong engaging the slot in the said upturned end, a shoulder on the upper end of the outer clasp plate, and a curved terminal thereon adapted to receive the upper end of the inner plate to form a locking means therewith, and a pocket book clasp provided with a stud engaging in the slot formed in the wall of the inner clasp plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HYLAND L. CUSIOK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. HIRTLE, DAVID STONECIPHER. 

